slk
Responses from slk
| Technics: PLINTHS: Dobbins, Porter, or Thompson? My impressions mirror those of mikelavigne above. I have Steve's plinths for a 301 and a Technics PL-10 Mk III. The materials did wonders for the sound of my 301. My Technics came with Steve's plinth and it sounds great. Steve is a car guy and his... | |
| Review: Soundsmith SG-410 Strain Gauge Cartridge Cartridge Vac_man, I'm with you baby! I have the first production SG and have heard it in at least half a dozen systems. In all but one we ran through a group of the finest MC cartridges. No contest: the SG is king!BTW: excellent review. | |
| Raven AC one motor I have used the Millenium mat but have obtained the best result using a solid graphite mat 1/4" thick. | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system Hi Steve Johnny and I installed the optimized line contact stylus in my system and it offered the same improvement as we heard in Maryland. We tried 200g to the thinnest vinyl out there. We tried old and new, clean and dirty. The VTA did not have ... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system The strain gauge actually tracks better than "standard" cartridges and I have had no problems with less than perfect lps.Steve | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gage Cartridge system A group of us got together in Florida in June. We first had a shootout with a bunch of cartridges including 1. Lyra Olympos, 2. Koetsu Tiger Eye with diamond cantilever, 3. Zyx Universe, 4. Dynavector XV1s, Soundsmith "The Voice," and a reworked D... | |
| High level MC or step up? I would skip both and buy the Soundsmith Strain Gauge system. It does away with the RIAA compensation and need for step-ups. It blows the doors off any moving coil cartridge I have heard, which include the best. I have the first production unit an... |